US EditionTrump floats pulling licenses if networks are ‘against’ him after Jimmy Kimmel suspended
President Trump accused broadcast networks of 97% negative coverage and endorsed FCC Chair Brendan Carr's authority to revoke licenses over perceived bias.
- House Democrats criticized FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for a 'corrupt abuse of power' after his influence over ABC led to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show.
- FCC Chair Brendan Carr stated that Sinclair Broadcast Group has the right to request Kimmel make a donation to a conservative group after his comments about a recent death.
- President Donald Trump suggested that networks critical of him risk losing their broadcast licenses, emphasizing Carr's role in this potential crackdown on media.
- Democrats in Congress are investigating FCC actions and calling for Carr's testimony regarding what they view as an intimidation tactic against broadcasters.
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US President Donald Trump is suggesting that television stations and channels that "work against him" could lose their licenses, several international media outlets are reporting.
Donald Trump has gone from being a champion of freedom of expression on his return to the White House to threatening U.S. televisions to withdrawing their licenses if they are critical of him. "They only speak ill of me," said the U.S. president about the chains in a meeting with the press on board his official plane, the 'Air Force One', back after his visit to the United Kingdom. "Let's see, they are given licenses. I would say we should take …
Not only late-night shows like those of moderator Jimmy Kimmel are Donald Trump a thorn in the eye. The US president can also imagine that television stations that "attack" him in contributions "will withdraw the license."
Trump Says Broadcast Networks Should Lose Their FCC Licenses for Treating Him Unfairly
The president's latest comments come after FCC chair Brendan Carr, a Trump appointee, threatened ABC affiliates if they continued to carry Jimmy Kimmel's show following his remarks about the alleged Charlie Kirk shooter.
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel is deposed, now Donald Trump goes to the television stations: from these he feels unfairly treated – and ponders a loss of broadcasting permission.
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